This was a 37-month safety and immunogenicity study conducted in boys and girls 9 to 14 years of age and in young women 16 to 26 years of age. From this study, the goal was to establish that the investigational 2-dose regimens (0, 6 months and 0, 12 months) studied in boys and girls 9 to 14 years of age are generally safe and immunogenic, with an antibody response that is not inferior to that observed in young women 16 to 26 years of age who received the standard 3-dose regimen of V503 (i.e., the population and dose regimen used to establish V503 efficacy).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,518
V503, a 9-valent HPV (Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, 58) administered as a 0.5-mL intramuscular injection
Geometric Mean Titers to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Type 6 After the Last Dose of V503 in the Planned Regimen
Antibodies to HPV virus-like particles (VLP) type 6 were measured using a competitive Luminex immunoassay. Antibody titers were expressed as milli Merck units/mL (mMU/mL).
Time frame: 4 weeks after the last dose of V503 in the planned regimen (Month 7 or Month 13)
Geometric Mean Titers to HPV Type 11 at Four Weeks After the Last Dose of V503 in the Planned Regimen
Antibodies to HPV VLP type 11 were measured using a competitive Luminex immunoassay. Antibody titers were expressed as milli Merck units/mL (mMU/mL).
Time frame: 4 weeks after the last dose of V503 in the planned regimen (Month 7 or Month 13)
Geometric Mean Titers to HPV Type 16 at Four Weeks After the Last Dose of V503 in the Planned Regimen
Antibodies to HPV VLP type 16 were measured using a competitive Luminex immunoassay. Antibody titers were expressed as milli Merck units/mL (mMU/mL).
Time frame: 4 weeks after the last dose of V503 in the planned regimen (Month 7 or Month 13)
Geometric Mean Titers to HPV Type 18 at Four Weeks After the Last Dose of V503 in the Planned Regimen
Antibodies to HPV VLP type 18 were measured using a competitive Luminex immunoassay. Antibody titers were expressed as milli Merck units/mL (mMU/mL).
Time frame: 4 weeks after the last dose of V503 in the planned regimen (Month 7 or Month 13)
Geometric Mean Titers to HPV Type 31 at Four Weeks After the Last Dose of V503 in the Planned Regimen
Antibodies to HPV VLP type 31 were measured using a competitive Luminex immunoassay. Antibody titers were expressed as milli Merck units/mL (mMU/mL).
Time frame: 4 weeks after the last dose of V503 in the planned regimen (Month 7 or Month 13)
Geometric Mean Titers to HPV Type 33 at Four Weeks After the Last Dose of V503 in the Planned Regimen
Antibodies to HPV VLP type 33 were measured using a competitive Luminex immunoassay. Antibody titers were expressed as milli Merck units/mL (mMU/mL).
Time frame: 4 weeks after the last dose of V503 in the planned regimen (Month 7 or Month 13)
Geometric Mean Titers to HPV Type 45 at Four Weeks After the Last Dose of V503 in the Planned Regimen
Antibodies to HPV VLP type 45 were measured using a competitive Luminex immunoassay. Antibody titers were expressed as milli Merck units/mL (mMU/mL).
Time frame: 4 weeks after the last dose of V503 in the planned regimen (Month 7 or Month 13)
Geometric Mean Titers to HPV Type 52 at Four Weeks After the Last Dose of V503 in the Planned Regimen
Antibodies to HPV VLP type 52 were measured using a competitive Luminex immunoassay. Antibody titers were expressed as milli Merck units/mL (mMU/mL).
Time frame: 4 weeks after the last dose of V503 in the planned regimen (Month 7 or Month 13)
Geometric Mean Titers to HPV Type 58 at Four Weeks After the Last Dose of V503 in the Planned Regimen
Antibodies to HPV VLP type 58 were measured using a competitive Luminex immunoassay. Antibody titers were expressed as milli Merck units/mL (mMU/mL).
Time frame: 4 weeks after the last dose of V503 in the planned regimen (Month 7 or Month 13)
Percentage of Participants With Seroconversion to HPV Type 6 at Four Weeks After the Last Dose of V503 in the Planned Regimen
Antibodies to HPV VLP type 6 were measured using a competitive Luminex immunoassay. Seroconversion to HPV type 6 was defined as a titer \>=30 mMU/mL.
Time frame: 4 weeks after the last dose of V503 in the planned regimen (Month 7 or Month 13)
Percentage of Participants With Seroconversion to HPV Type 11 at Four Weeks After the Last Dose of V503 in the Planned Regimen
Antibodies to HPV VLP type 11 were measured using a competitive Luminex immunoassay. Seroconversion to HPV type 11 was defined as a titer \>=16 mMU/mL.
Time frame: 4 weeks after the last dose of V503 in the planned regimen (Month 7 or Month 13)
Percentage of Participants With Seroconversion to HPV Type 16 at Four Weeks After the Last Dose of V503 in the Planned Regimen
Antibodies to HPV VLP type 16 were measured using a competitive Luminex immunoassay. Seroconversion to HPV type 16 was defined as a titer \>=20 mMU/mL.
Time frame: 4 weeks after the last dose of V503 in the planned regimen (Month 7 or Month 13)
Percentage of Participants With Seroconversion to HPV Type 18 at Four Weeks After the Last Dose of V503 in the Planned Regimen
Antibodies to HPV VLP type 18 were measured using a competitive Luminex immunoassay. Seroconversion to HPV type 18 was defined as a titer \>=24 mMU/mL.
Time frame: 4 weeks after the last dose of V503 in the planned regimen (Month 7 or Month 13)
Percentage of Participants With Seroconversion to HPV Type 31 at Four Weeks After the Last Dose of V503 in the Planned Regimen
Antibodies to HPV VLP type 31 were measured using a competitive Luminex immunoassay. Seroconversion to HPV type 31 was defined as a titer \>=10 mMU/mL.
Time frame: 4 weeks after the last dose of V503 in the planned regimen (Month 7 or Month 13)
Percentage of Participants With Seroconversion to HPV Type 33 at Four Weeks After the Last Dose of V503 in the Planned Regimen
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Antibodies to HPV VLP type 33 were measured using a competitive Luminex immunoassay. Seroconversion to HPV type 33 was defined as a titer \>=8 mMU/mL.
Time frame: 4 weeks after the last dose of V503 in the planned regimen (Month 7 or Month 13)
Percentage of Participants With Seroconversion to HPV Type 45 at Four Weeks After the Last Dose of V503 in the Planned Regimen
Antibodies to HPV VLP type 45 were measured using a competitive Luminex immunoassay. Seroconversion to HPV type 45 was defined as a titer \>=8 mMU/mL.
Time frame: 4 weeks after the last dose of V503 in the planned regimen (Month 7 or Month 13)
Percentage of Participants With Seroconversion to HPV Type 52 at Four Weeks After the Last Dose of V503 in the Planned Regimen
Antibodies to HPV VLP type 52 were measured using a competitive Luminex immunoassay. Seroconversion to HPV type 52 was defined as a titer \>=8 mMU/mL.
Time frame: 4 weeks after the last dose of V503 in the planned regimen (Month 7 or Month 13)
Percentage of Participants With Seroconversion to HPV Type 58 at Four Weeks After the Last Dose of V503 in the Planned Regimen
Antibodies to HPV VLP type 58 were measured using a competitive Luminex immunoassay. Seroconversion to HPV type 58 was defined as a titer \>=8 mMU/mL.
Time frame: 4 weeks after the last dose of V503 in the planned regimen (Month 7 or Month 13)